It's Not Too Late - by Dan Dupee (Paperback)

About the Book

Campus ministry expert draws on thirty years of experience and research to debunk the myth that parents' spiritual influence ends when kids turn 16, providing practical advice for parents to pass on a faith that lasts to their teenage and young adult children.

Book Synopsis

It has long been said that once kids are in high school and college, they are beyond the influence of their parents. This pervasive cultural myth is not supported by research, biblical teaching, or even anecdotal accounts. Yet because of it, many Christian parents live in silent angst about the faith of their older and adult children, thinking they can no longer do anything to shape their kids' spiritual and life decisions.

Drawing on sociological research and Scripture, Dan Dupee shows parents that it is not too late--and in fact these turbulent years of transitioning into adulthood are a time when their kids may need their guidance the most. He shows parents how to make the most out of the opportunities they have to offer guidance, wisdom, and spiritual support, with the goal of seeing their children not just survive college with faith intact but enter adulthood with a faith of their own--one that will carry them through all that life brings their way.

From the Back Cover

When it comes to faith, your older children still need you--even if they think they don't.

You've probably heard that once kids are in high school and college, your time of influencing them is over. You've been replaced by their peers, their professors, and the media. This pervasive cultural myth is not supported by research, biblical teaching, or even anecdotal accounts. Yet because of it, many of us live in silent angst about the faith of our older children, thinking we can no longer do anything to shape our kids' spiritual and life decisions.

Drawing on sociological research and Scripture, Dan Dupee shows you that it is not too late--and in fact these turbulent years of transitioning into adulthood may be when your kids need your guidance the most. He shows you how to make the most out of the opportunities you have to offer guidance, wisdom, and spiritual support, with the goal of seeing your children not just survive college with faith intact but enter adulthood with a faith of their own--one that will carry them through all that life brings their way.

"Dan guides us to neither give in to the need to micromanage nor justify cowardly detachment. Your relationship with your child will grow far beyond your wildest dreams as you explore this glorious book."--Dan B. Allender, professor of counseling psychology and founding president of The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology; author of How Children Raise Parents and Healing the Wounded Heart

"With biblical wisdom and a healthy dose of common sense, Dan encourages us to realize that our teenagers need us now more than ever--and with love and guidance, we can send our kids out into the world with a vibrant faith of their own."--Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family

"Encouraging and empowering. Dan Dupee deconstructs myths that leave moms and dads feeling inadequate to influence their children's faith and replaces them with God's wisdom, grounded in Scripture, sociological research, and anecdotal experience. You will find help and hope in these pages!"--Jerusha Clark, coauthor of Your Teenager Is Not Crazy


Dan Dupee is chairman of the board of the Coalition for Christian Outreach, a campus ministry working annually with over 32,000 students on over 115 campuses. Dan and his wife, Carol, are the parents of four children.

About the Author

Dan Dupee is chairman of the board of the Coalition for Christian Outreach, a Pittsburgh-based campus ministry working annually with over 32,000 students on over 115 campuses. He brings together biblical truth, sociological research, college transition findings, and focus group work with parents of adolescents to develop principles that are fresh, clarifying additions to a growing body of research on teen faith development. Dan and his wife, Carol, are the parents of four children. They live in the northern suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.